NFS drives

Mounting NFS Drives

The following steps explain how to mount NFS drives on the appliance:

Steps to Mount an NFS Drive

1. Open Appliance Manager:

2. Launch the Appliance Manager executable as described in the Appliance Manager Login section.

3. Open the Terminal Tab:

4. Navigate to the Terminal tab within the Appliance Manager interface.

5. Confirm that you are logged in as the user0 user by running the whoami command.

6. Navigate to the Utilities Directory:

7. Change to the utils directory by running the following command:

   cd /home/user0/utils
   

8. Run the NFS Mount Script:

9. Execute the nfsmount.sh script using the following command:

   sudo ./nfs_mount.sh
   

10. Enter the Required Information:

11. The script will prompt you for the following inputs:

    • IP Address of the NFS Server: Enter the IP address of the NFS server and press Enter.
    • Path of Mount on Server: Enter the path of the NFS mount point on the server and press Enter.

12. Wait for the Mount to Complete:

13. The script will process the request and mount the NFS drive to the appliance. Once complete, you will see a confirmation message indicating success.

Example Commands

Below is an example of the commands and inputs:

cd /home/user0/utils
sudo ./nfs_mount.sh

Enter NFS server IP: 192.168.1.100, Enter mount path on server: /mnt/data